She and Devil were staying in a beach villa with two separate rooms. Iyon ang una niyang kondisyon para pumayag siyang sumama ito. How she wanted to take a snap shot of the incredulity on his face when she laid down her terms. “What are we in high school?!” he direly resisted. Pero sa huli ay pumayag din naman ito.

He didn't even bother to raise his head to look at her. "What about?" balewalang tanong nito. Charlie was never one to be disturbed whenever he was scribbling something on his scratch pad.

"I can't believe you slept with my friend Ginny and callously dumped her the morning after!" namumula ang mukhang sumbat niya rito. "I will never EVER forgive you for this!"

He glanced at her, pero nanatili itong nakayuko. "We had a deal, Georgiana. I can sleep with any of your friends as long as she asks me three times." depensa nito. "Stacey-- I mean, Ginny, asked me four times."

Devlin Cervantes was a very powerful man. His stellar coldness was his trademark in the industry. Showing no emotion in his dealings made him filthy rich, callous and impenetrable.

Not one of his most devious colleagues in business nor his hottest mates ever got through him. Mula noon hanggang ngayon ay isa siyang malaking palaisipan para sa mga ito.

Then came Francesca LaGuardia whose spoiled and bratty antics constantly forced him to jump out of his high and mighty fortress. God, if he could only damn her straight to hell!

She was the biggest insult to his cunning. The crafty little witch made him feel like a hunter who wanted to subdue an untamed vixen. The urge to possess her was almost uncontrollable, unbearable even.

Nick couldn’t believe his eyes. Si Georgie ba talaga ang nakikita niya? It was the first time he saw her again since that beautiful night in Paris. Beautiful night my ass! That greedy succubus drained all the juices in my body and then left me for dead!

“You can go ahead and fuck all the fishes in the sea. Huwag mo lang siyang pakikialaman!”

Tumaas ang kilay ng apat niyang kasama.

"Someone you know, Nick?” Si Adrian.

Marahan siyang tumango habang matiim pa ring nakatitig sa babae.

Tila nakalinyang bumaba ang limang lalake mula sa grand staircase para makisalamuha sa mga bisita. They looked as if they were moving in slow and elegant motions, oblivious of the fact that they were oggled at by all the ladies in the room.

Each one of them looked gorgeous in their own unique way yet all of them possessed an aura of charm and inbred authority.

The scrumptious man was wearing a white shirt with a black leather jacket slung over his left shoulder. Wow. He must have been the man in mind when they coined the term hunk.

He was tall and lean and ripped in all the right places. Maging ang mga banyagang babaeng naroroon ay kanina pa tingin ng tingin dito. He obviously had more hots in his right thumb than all the men in that room combined.

The best part of it all was the fact that he was looking at her as if she were the only one present in the room. Gosh, he’s melting me with his gaze!

Inilayo niya ang mukha at pasimpleng iniiwas ang tingin. The man looked handsome like the devil but she didn’t want to make the first move.

Nick del Fierro is happily living the mile-high club, not only because he is a successful commercial pilot but he owns his own airline, too. In his busy world of fast aircrafts and even faster women, he has no time for serious relationships. One night in Paris, he rescues a lovely stranger from a potential date rape. But he ends up in bed with the woman in a sensual romp that left him more fired up and winded than an exhibition flight. He wants more of her. Of course, he will have more of her. Women always want more of him. But the morning after is a disaster. The hysterical babe accuses him of taking advantage of her. For the first time in his wild bachelor life, a woman leaves him with not even a thank you kiss for his great performance the night before, not even her number so they can have an encore!

Until one woman dares to show him what he is actually missing.

Georgie leaves Paris reeling in shock at her outrageous, totally out-of-character behaviour. My Gosh, she had slept with a guy she didn’t know from Adam! Where did her common sense go? Paris does something weird to people that makes them do things out of control, she is sure of it. Unforgettable though it was, that wild night with the stranger will just have to be chalked to experience, a lesson learned the hard way. Yes, don’t talk to strangers, especially in Paris! Thank heavens she won’t have to see him again, ever!

Tough luck. They see each other again. And they both learn quickly that the Paris episode is not a one night stand.

Adrian had no idea what he was doing in that charity ball with his cousin Bridgette but he knew he needed to mingle to keep his mind off the wicked witch who owned Venetian Blooms. A few weeks had already passed and he was still agitated by the mere thought of her.

“How do I look?” tanong sa kanya ng magandang pinsan. She was a mix of Iranian and Filipino blood.

Bridgette beamed and kissed him on the cheek. “Now this is the reason why you’re my favorite cousin!”

Kristine wanted to leave the party the moment she spotted Adrian. Of all parties, dito pa sila magkikita! At ang malas nga naman, Derek was guiding her towards Adrian and his date she had no choice but to face the man who had been causing her sleepless nights the whole week!

But tried as she might, she could not help feeling a sharp pang of jealousy when the statuesque beauty kissed Adrian on the cheek, just above his lips. Kanina pa siya panakaw-nakaw ng tingin sa dalawa at kanina pa niya gustong sabunutan ang babaeng tila sawa kung makalingkis sa ama ng anak niya.

“Mr. DeLuca, I would like you to meet Ms. Kristine Monterroyo, an old friend of the family. She supplied all the flowers for the charity ball. Isn’t she lovely?”

Kristine knew she had to get out of that awkward scene fast. Hanggang ngayon ay hindi pa rin niya alam kung paano haharapin si Adrian pagkatapos ng nangyari sa kanila. And there was the matter of their child na hanggang ngayon ay hindi pa niya napapagdesisyunan kung ano ang gagawin. And now only to find out that he had a girlfriend! God, what a mess!

She inhaled before speaking. “Bridgette, Mr. DeLuca... it’s been a pleasure meeting you. It’s a pity I can’t stay longer because I have an early engagement tomorrow. Excuse me—.”

“May I have your last dance then, Ms. Monterroyo?” sabi ni Adrian na ikinawindang niya. “DeLuca Industries is going to celebrate it’s 30th anniversary next month. I need flowers for the occassion. Let’s talk about it on the dance floor.”

Adrian DeLuca, playboy extraordinaire. Chairman and CEO of DeLuca Industries. He builds cruise ships and large cargo vessels for a living but his love life is a friggin’ train wreck.

He made passionate love to a beautiful woman in a velvet mask some three years ago and fell madly in love with her. Is he crazy? How can he fall in love with someone whose face he didn’t even see?

Then came Kristine with her almond eyes, upturned nose and strawberry red lips that sealed the deal. It was love at first sight. The fact that she has a cute and bubbly two year old daughter didn’t bother him one bit.

Everything was perfect. If only he didn’t think of the woman behind the purple velvet mask each time he made love with his lovely Kristine..

Adrian builds cruise ships and cargo vessels and leads the profligate bachelor lifestyle his money and power can avail him at a snap of his fingers. Three years ago, he got a mysterious woman in a velvet mask who, after having her for a whole night of wildy insane passion, had haunted him afterwards. He thought he’d never get over the masked woman. But then, he meets Kristine…

to live the present.

Kristine is living a simple but comfortable life with her bubbly, two-year old daughter when fate brings back her true love in her doorstep in the gorgeous flesh! She is not prepared to see him again, not even for a day. But he has no idea who she really is, that they had met before in a manner that to this day shames her. Three years ago, in a moment of desperate financial need, she sold herself to Adrian for one night of uninhibited passion. But now, he thinks she is a respectable woman who runs a respectable flower shop… and the naked wanting in his eyes told her that their past is about to happen… again.